@humanetech@mastodon.social @jayrope
I don't think it is what you are saying, but my main thought here is always that I'm not convinced by the need for security updates outweighing supporting older hardware.
If anything, more secure software should be more lean, not more bloated + requiring more RAM and CPU. I think that a lot of extra (probably surveillance) crap is pushed out under the guise of "security" updates.
@keith @humanetech @jayrope it's not about no longer supporting hardware, though, it's about no longer supporting a version of Android that is old and no longer receives security support (which IMO is a big deal), and lacks certain APIs that newer versions do have. That's less work for the developers. Less variables to test their software against (which saves time). Not reinventing wheels (which saves development and bugs).
@doenietzomoeilijk @keith @humanetech My hardware only allows me Android 6 and i am too much of a non-nerd to attempt to install LineageOS or sthg else. In that regard that is supposedly a big issue for software devs, because people like me escape the software market altogether. When there is neither funds for new hardware nor more new hardware supporting repairability, battery change & such, we'll be lost for devs, that don't cater to our existing stable and long-life phones.
@jayrope @doenietzomoeilijk @humanetech@mastodon.social
Something I do think about is some kind of Lineage (et al) install service. I'm no expert, but I believe that for a quality experience, the number of device models that this is possible on is quite small, especially in the more economic markets.
I'm all the time more and more convinced that we have created a mother of all problems with "phones", which is unfortunate, given my line of work. 😕 😞
@jayrope @keith @humanetech @e_mydata I'm running /e/ on a 2014 moto g, not my daily driver, though. But it's usable for what I want to do with it.
@keith @doenietzomoeilijk @humanetech
https://e.foundation/ @e_mydata has an alternate OS for my 2014 phone, fully un-Googled and checking for tracking code when new apps are to be installed. Might be worth an in-depth look, I haven't installed this myself (yet, eventually).